Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-29
THE CHAUTAUQUA.
Proceedings at the Long Reach
Assembly Yesterday.

Assembly Yesterday.
At 10 o'clock DIR. Widney delivered
very interesting lecture ON "The An
glo-Teuton :" "You will remember
at the close of the last lecture 1 had
given an account of the migration OF
the Teuton across the Atlantic, the
Hollander in New York, etc. They
were somewhat different in make,
build and mental characteristics, but
they were careless and lost their dis
tinctive nationalities. The reason was
their isolation and loneliness. They
became brothers. Those hundred
miles away were neighbors. Another
common danger was that the country
was filled by savage Indians. This
misled them. The different col
onies formed unions for their
defense. Another important factor was
the sparseness of foreign. So coast
wide commerce sprung up between
them, the New Yorker having to gel
his tobacco from Virginia, etc.
Another factor, the French war
and again the war with the mother
country united them. 1t was also by
the intermarriage of the different colo
MES. This led to the fulfillment of
that law, the Survival of the fittest. "
There is still national popularity, but
still not so well defined. At length
the Spaniards came to a point easy of
access and filled with gold, Mexico.
They brought their own civilization
and religion; they lost their own vital
ity and good points by miscegenation,
mixing with the Indians, by an un-
alterable law of nature. The English
Hollanders and Scandinavians mixing
did not have this effect, for it was not
mixing with interiors. In the former
case the progeny was sort of hybrid
they must die out. Here he dwelt
on the lsw among the races of Europe.
The thousand years called the
clark ages" was from this mis-
cegenation. Mongolianism was the
result.
In the whole history of the modern
world the Asian is the only race cap
able OF self government and they don't
miscegenate.
Here he drew a comparison between
France and England, the latter of
which was form of monarchy, but in
essence, a republic.
DIR. osTRANDER's NORMAL CLASS.
The exercises We're opened by re-
peating the first psalm in concert by
the class, followed by silent prayer.
DR.. Ostrander then introduced his
morning subject: "The Bible from
God" Bible is from the Greek word
Biblor, meaning the book. 1t is more
to us than the other six bibles of the
world. There are four copies of it
sold to one of any other book. When
Walter Scott was dying he said to his
"Bring me the Book"
meaning the Bible. Indeed, it is the
only book of the world.
There are four claims for the Bible.
First: Its genuineness. 1t is not a
substitute but the original. Translat-
ors agree to this and manuscripts of
all classes and kinds prove its origin
ality. Quotations though in different
words, in substance are the same. In
200, 900 quotations there are not six
that differ materially. There are vari-
GUS readings that affirm the originality
of the Bible; its enemies only serve to
show its originality by their quota
tions, and coppyists are per-
fectly accurate in their manu-
,,,ta All fhse
of the word Of God. The
second claim of the Bible is its au-
its perfect truth the record
of what has happened and the
of the future. The third
claim is that it is inspired. Inspira-
ton is an extraordinary divine agency
coming upon teachers while giving
instruction, oral or written, by which
they are taught what and how to
speak OF write.
Fourth-The claim Of authority.
The first three prove the last and
show Gods claim upon us; prove the
Bible as from God and teach us the
rule of faith and duty.
To prove and hold the four claims
above we have ten lines of evidence.
First-Adaptation to the herds of the
race proving that there is God; that
God is law; that we are under God
through knowledge of that law and
gain that knowledge in the Bible.
Second-The universal acceptance of
the Bible. The early, the continuous,
and the present acceptance of this
book prove it to be original and from
God and not mythical romance.
Third--The characteristics OF the
Bible including variety, harmony,
unity and progressiveness. Not two
scientists can agree upon q subject,
while the Bible, with all its writer's,
is one perfect whole linked together
like collection of pearls upon the
silken cord of truth. Fourth-The
harmony in relation to things. Proof
of the sacred book as inspired and
from God is manifested in the exist
ing institutions and the historical
monuments of to-day. Fifth-The
fulfillment of prophecy as to persons,
places, nations and the greatest per-
son in the Bible-Christ. Sixth
G Concerning the person of Christ as to
his history, life and teaching. The
life of Christ alone more than proves
the truth of the Bible. Seventh
The candor Of the writer's, Moses,
Paul, Luke and the historians with
equal candor tell us of their vileness
IS we'll as their purity, of their faults
rs well as their virtues. Eighth